Culture & Literature

BACOPA Celebrating Wolfgang KUBIN’s 80th Birthday in Café Museum

On January 9, 2026, BACOPA Publishing House celebrated the 80th birthday of Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kubin in the traditional Café Museum in Vienna. Kubin is a renowned scholar, poet, translator, cultural mediator and China expert.  Since 2015, BACOPA Publishing House published 17 titles by Wolfgang Kubin. A further 11 works by him were done by other publishers. In addition, a total of 34 interviews, conversations and films have been created since 2016 that document his literary and sinological work. From 1975 to 2025, Wolfgang Kubin has produced an extensive body of work. In December 2025, OSTASIEN Verlag published the list of…

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“Great Beauty of Funing” 2025 –Yu Guangming Watercolor Studio Started its Europe Tour in Vienna

“Funing, my hometown, is a place of beauty. Landscaped with mountains, sea, and the Great Wall, it is my big artistic inspiration”, said Mr. YU Guangming, an established watercolor painter from China. “The magnificent Jieling Xiongguan Pass, the vast Tianma Lake, the rich-in-history sites of Tianma,Tuer and Zijin Mountain, the blossom- filled Ninghai Avenue, and the Nandaihe Beach – every inch of Funing offers inexhaustible source for my creativity”, he continued. On 15 June 2025, the opening ceremony of “Great Beauty of Funing” 2025 featuring works from Yu Guangming Watercolor Studio was held in Vienna, highly successful und fruitful. The…